Though she's following in the footsteps of many an exploitation movie heroine before her, Kravitz carries it well.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Though she's following in the footsteps of many an exploitation movie heroine before her, Kravitz carries it well.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is an extraordinary film. De Niro in the central role delivers one of those powerhouse performances that simply blows the audience away.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is an extraordinary film. De Niro in the central role delivers one of those powerhouse performances that simply blows the audience away.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Tiger Raid is great.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Tiger Raid is great.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The humour itself is as light as a feather – a symbol used by Andeel in his animation to good effect – but the reaction from the regime(s) is about as subtle as a brick

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The humour itself is as light as a feather – a symbol used by Andeel in his animation to good effect – but the reaction from the regime(s) is about as subtle as a brick

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Esquenazi's approach is cool and focused.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Esquenazi's approach is cool and focused.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Simmons is generally convincing but it's difficult for him to combine this with holding centre stage, especially in scenes alongside Ethan Hawke, who is cast against type as a low rent Tyler Durden and clearly enjoying every minute of it.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Simmons is generally convincing but it's difficult for him to combine this with holding centre stage, especially in scenes alongside Ethan Hawke, who is cast against type as a low rent Tyler Durden and clearly enjoying every minute of it.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Louis Theroux does not pretend to know everything. He waits to be informed and in the waiting good things happen.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Louis Theroux does not pretend to know everything. He waits to be informed and in the waiting good things happen.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Ree embraces the music as a collaborator, a voice that can channel the feelings of both the character and the story.

~ Paul Risker -

Ree embraces the music as a collaborator, a voice that can channel the feelings of both the character and the story.

~ Paul Risker -

Hemingway and Stanfield are both good in the central roles, with Howze charismatic as the antagonist on the fringes of the island community, but the film never really takes off the way it should.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Hemingway and Stanfield are both good in the central roles, with Howze charismatic as the antagonist on the fringes of the island community, but the film never really takes off the way it should.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is not about once upon a times or fairy tale endings but the challenges on the way and it stands as a testament to the love and determination of every member of the Suskind family.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is not about once upon a times or fairy tale endings but the challenges on the way and it stands as a testament to the love and determination of every member of the Suskind family.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Taika Waititi knows growing up isn't child's play but he also respects childhood as a place of adventure, where spontaneity rules and the possibilities are only limited by imagination.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Taika Waititi knows growing up isn't child's play but he also respects childhood as a place of adventure, where spontaneity rules and the possibilities are only limited by imagination.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Even when we are ready to dismiss something presented to us as 'scientific' evidence, we are still ready to swallow a lie if it comes with an emotionally satsifying coating.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Even when we are ready to dismiss something presented to us as 'scientific' evidence, we are still ready to swallow a lie if it comes with an emotionally satsifying coating.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The film looks great if you like sand

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film looks great if you like sand

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Overall, this is more miss than hit, but there are some nice ideas that will appeal to genre fans.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Overall, this is more miss than hit, but there are some nice ideas that will appeal to genre fans.

~ Jennie Kermode -

In the literal act of performance there is room to talk about self as performance, and that is where High-Rise is strongest.

~ Andrew Robertson -

In the literal act of performance there is room to talk about self as performance, and that is where High-Rise is strongest.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Whilst it has something going for it as a study of awkwardness, it never quite takes this far enough to break new ground.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Whilst it has something going for it as a study of awkwardness, it never quite takes this far enough to break new ground.

~ Jennie Kermode -

For those who are living with a 19th century idea of what art is, dismissing fashion as trivial and frivolous, Bolton counters that sometimes "fashion is easier to understand than language itself."

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

For those who are living with a 19th century idea of what art is, dismissing fashion as trivial and frivolous, Bolton counters that sometimes "fashion is easier to understand than language itself."

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Dangerously thin on purpose

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Dangerously thin on purpose

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

A ragbag of cliches that owe a debt to everything from Romeo and Juliet to THX 1138.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A ragbag of cliches that owe a debt to everything from Romeo and Juliet to THX 1138.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Do Not Resist does a good job of summing up recent events and looking at the philosophies that have fed into them.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Do Not Resist does a good job of summing up recent events and looking at the philosophies that have fed into them.

~ Jennie Kermode -

In places it's very well scripted, astute and incisive, but for most UK viewers it simply won't translate.

~ Jennie Kermode -

In places it's very well scripted, astute and incisive, but for most UK viewers it simply won't translate.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A mixture of tragedy, laughter and wildly clashing perspectives makes Check It a compelling subject.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A mixture of tragedy, laughter and wildly clashing perspectives makes Check It a compelling subject.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Davis clearly relishes this role and delivers a standout performance, really letting rip.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Davis clearly relishes this role and delivers a standout performance, really letting rip.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The film's weaknesses are more frustrating because first time feature director Domenica Cameron-Scorsese shows considerable talent.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The film's weaknesses are more frustrating because first time feature director Domenica Cameron-Scorsese shows considerable talent.

~ Jennie Kermode -

For many viewers, the film will require taking a step back, ditching assumptions and making a conscious effort to listen. It's worth it. These girls have a lot to say.

~ Jennie Kermode -

For many viewers, the film will require taking a step back, ditching assumptions and making a conscious effort to listen. It's worth it. These girls have a lot to say.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Charm' is just one of the words, and others like 'winsome' are right there - it manages this without ever feeling forced, without ever feeling twee - and that makes it a triumph.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Charm' is just one of the words, and others like 'winsome' are right there - it manages this without ever feeling forced, without ever feeling twee - and that makes it a triumph.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There’s a genuine unpredictability to Honey Bunch, both structurally and thematically.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Where the episodes work is when they have a driving, kinetic energy about them. When they don't it's repetitious loop.

~ Donald Munro -

The film, directed by feature debutant Shaun Dozier, retains the density of dialogue you might expect from a stage play but, by leaning into the theatrical nature of the proceedings, Dozier is in some ways able to make this into a virtue.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A very effective piece of low budget storytelling.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Coogan is well cast in this tricky role, moving easily from humour to heartbreak..

~ Jennie Kermode -

Manizha Bakhtari may not be a household name but after watching Natalie Halla’s documentary you’re likely to think she ought to be.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Sung’s own camera plays tricks, placing objects too close in the foreground so that parts of an image are out of focus, like an incomplete memory.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The concept, narrative, dialogue, cinematography and action sequences are elements of Scanners that can't be faulted.

~ Donald Munro -

The film hangs on Pemberton’s performance, and he imbues Doug with a sweetness that makes us feel for him despite his deeply misguided actions.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The screenplay written by the filmmaker and Andrea Piva is a proper masterwork, from the basic plotting to the intelligent, insightful dialogue.

~ Marko Stojiljkovic -

From the start, there is something different about this film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Despite the anger at the unfairness of what has gone before, this is ultimately a warm-hearted, life-affirming film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It is a ride, okay, and it is a bit nauseating and therefore not sterile.

~ Marko Stojiljkovic -

It’s also striking to think that when Leila is looking forward into the future, she is already, in some senses, looking at our recent past, which only reinforces the sense of the cyclical and ongoing nature of her themes.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Thorne still comes across as being at the stage where many aspects of her work are experimental. She’s yet to settle into her style.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The characters work well...but there’s never quite enough energy to events.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Ahmed doesn’t need to include war footage for us to feel its weight and understand its shadow.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The colour elements prove all the more striking when in contrast to black and white.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The beautiful cinematography, the bluesy jazz score and the gentle pace of the film are beguiling, but Masciari makes sure that we don’t lose sight of the ridiculous.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Shot over 17 years, it mingles intimate personal moments with visceral concert footage, its musical sequences knitted together with some of the best editing you’re likely to see this year.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A very effective piece of low budget storytelling.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Having set up all the elements of a thriller, the film proceeds to untangle them in a refreshingly different and mature way.

~ Jennie Kermode -

[Hart] doesn’t turn up the volume, but uses tone and repetition so effectively that the film becomes a microcosm of the real experience.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Once again, Guiraudie proves himself the master of setting up a mystery by the means of perfect script economy that functions strictly on “need to know” basis.

~ Marko Stojiljkovic -

It’s ironic that a film about a family who have built a perfect facsimile of a life for themselves should feel so overly constructed itself

~ Amber Wilkinson -